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White said three of his team have 'now been arrested'. He told ESPN:"Three of his guys have been arrested and taken to jail. The three guys that ere involved in the incident, I believe it was those three, have been arrested and taken to jail right now."

The incident left UFC expert Joe Rogan stunned. He said: "I don't think it's calculated. I think he was in the moment and full of passion.

"I think Conor will come out the victim here and Khabib is going to have a very difficult time getting a visa.

"This is incredibly disappointing - I can't believe we needed more security than we did.

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor involved in a brawl after their bout (Image: GETTY/TWITTER)

"The fact his friends jumped in the cage and punched McGregor in the face when Conor had no idea that was going to happen, he wasn't even involved in that.

"The whole thing is extremely unfortunate and a black eye on the sport.

"We couldn't hear what he said but Dillon absolutely was insulting Khabib and that's when he jumped over the fence and attacked him.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when it was happening. When he went over the top and into the crowd, I couldn't believe it."

While Michael Bisping added: "He's going to be seen as the victim. Khabib blew it.

"The stories, the public perception, will all be on Conor's side. They'll say he got jumped and everyone will say they feel sorry for him.

"Ultimately conor might end up winning this fight."

President Dana White labelled it a 'dark day' for the sport while UFC star Tony Ferguson slammed Khabib for his actions.

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"It was absolutely unprofessional and uncalled for," he said.

"We're trying to clean the sport up and take it towards Olympic level and it was bad part on Khabib.

"He should have taken the win, taken the belt and walked away like a man.

"Then we saw this melee which was embarrassing.

"You have grudge matches in all sports but once you get in the octagon and fight, that's that. I'm upset and I'm appalled."

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW AFTER UFC 229 BRAWL

A rematch was mooted by UFC pundits when the dust settled after the UFC 229 brawl.

Talk of that has gathered pace after McGregor, taking to Twitter at 10.20am this morning, appeared to confirm that it was on the cards.

He wrote: "Good knock. Looking forward to the rematch."

Earlier, Birtish MMA fighter John Maguire suggested there might be a more cynical motive behind the drama.

"Don't worry people it will all be forgotten about in a couple of weeks and then there will be a even bigger build-up for a rematch," he wrote.

Conor McGregor hasn't pressed charges

After being attacked in the octagon by friends of Khabib, McGregor has opted not to press charges.

Dana White revealed: "I saw one of Conor's guys yelling at Khabib, Khabib ran and jumped over the octagon, went after him. Two of Khabib's guys got into the octagon, one guy hit Conor with some shots form behind, and that's it

"The way that works is Conor is one of the guys who was attacked. Conor refused to press charges. There were three guys from Khabib's team arrested, and they were released because Conor didn't want to press charges."

Khabib has apologised and he hasn't been paid

Nurmagomedov said: "First of all I want to say sorry to Nevada Athletic Commission and second to Vegas. I know this is not my best side. I'm a human being.

"But I don't understand how people can talk about how I jump on the cage. He talked about my religion, he talked about my country, he talked about my father.

"He came to Brooklyn and he broke bus, he almost killed a couple of people. What about this s***?"